Hi guys,
I realize that this is a Mac forum, so chances are good that everyone here is happy with their decision to switch from Windows to Mac. But since there's no sub-forum on a Windows forum called "I tried a Mac but didn't like it" I'll ask here.
As someone that has used Windows since
before Windows (DOS) and has never used a Mac, what might I
NOT like about it?
What might be uncomfortable or difficult?
What major learning curves should I expect? Etc., etc...
I'm sure you get what I'm asking here
so please share whatever info you can.
Thanks in advance!
Maximising windows. You will DEFINITELY miss the option to maximise windows. Mac users say that OSX enlarges the window as large as it needs to be but this is only because they've never used Windows before. Sometimes you need to fill the whole screen with one program (such as when I'm doing design work), but OSX will choose the size that IT THINKS is best for you. Useless.
Aerosnap. One of the best features of W7.
Programs. As much as OSX users try to say that theres a Mac equivalent for the program you want, it's not true. I have a lot of programs that I need for my engineering degree that isn't available for OSX. And even if there is a better alternative, switching to a new interface from one you've used for your whole life is a really hard thing.
Cycling through windows. You can cycle through APPS with cmd+tab or cycle through windows WITHIN THE SAME APP with cmd+~. Why did they have to split it? Making life difficult for everyone. I usually have 2 safari windows open along with Word, but to cycle through them you need to to remember when to use each keyboard shortcut.
Quitting programs. The X only closes the window. You need to right click on a program and choose "Quit" to close to fully. I mean, when I close all my safari windows or word documents why the hell do I still need the program running in the background?? And to make thing worst, some programs DOES close when you press the X.
Finder. It's basically windows explorer. I'm not really sure what it is but it feels really slow compared to windows explorer in terms of trying to sort files. When I try to organise my stuff in windows, I can do it really fast but in OSX it's just really slow to move around. It might be just me not being used to the interface but I've been using it for a few months now and I haven't sped up at all.
HFS+ and NTFS. Mac uses HFS+ which windows cannot read natively and OSX cannot write to NTFS natively. My solution is to use paragon NTFS on OSX and have my external drives formatted to NTFS. Not exactly Apple's fault but still annoying.
Games. Don't even think about OSX if you want to game (By "game" I mean proper gaming, not being able to play COD 1/2 years after its released everywhere else). There are hardly any games for OSX. There's been more recently but mostly just valve games. If any new game is released by another company don't expect to be able to play it in OSX for at least half a year (that's being very optimistic).
Boot from USB. I've been installing windows via USB for a long time now. It's much faster than using a DVD and let's face it, it's a million times easier to just format a USB stick and stick the windows image on it. But OSX is really strict and doen't allow booting from USB and I've also heard that MBP will not boot from an external DVD drive if there isn't an internal one present (WTF?)
"It just works". If you pay double the price for everything and it's all made by Apple then yes, otherwise, finding drivers is worse than windows.
RMVB files. I hated the format on Windows, I try to avoid it at all costs, and I think it should be obliterated. But nonetheless, I have a load of old stuff encoded in RM and in windows you can avoid the god awful Real Player by using Real Alternative and Media Player Classic. But on OSX, EVEN THE REAL PLAYER program can't play their own files. Epic fail much? (I know this isn't Apple's fault since it's Real's problem but still a neg for OSX)
Delete button. There isn't one. you have to use fn+backspace. Annoying.
Page up, page down, home, end. All non existent.
Using CMD for everything. I know Windows isn't the standard for everything but it's annoying when you keep pressing the wrong shortcut. and the position of the CMD key is very awkward (you will understand if you're used to a windows keyboard)
Ofcourse my solution to most of the problems is to install windows using bootcamp or VMware (or both). But then you need to work with two separate OSs which is quite pointless.
But overall I could NEVER use OSX by itself. I will always need Windows somewhere.
From a Lifelong windows user who recently won a 2011 13" MBP from a scratchcard and now uses it regularly.
